Literacy for Women on the Streets

Research Report for "Literacy for Women on the Streets"

Capilano College – November 2003

Table of Contents

Introduction
	History of the Project

Literature that Guided Us

Methodology
	The Research Project
	From Proposal to Reality
	Research Steering Committee
	Documentation
	Reflections

Research Findings
	Introduction to the Findings

	Learning About Women Learning
		Getting Women in the Door
		Finding Out What Makes “Safe”
		Self-Expression and Healing
		Women Learning and Harm Reduction
		What Skills Do Women in the Sex Trade Want to Learn?

	Women Taking Charge
		History of the Women ’s Advisory Group
		Quality of Participation
		Collective Action and Skill Development
		Creating and Publishing the WISH Newsletter
		Planning Events and Trips
		Organizing the Missing Women ’s Committee
		Sex Trade Workers and Leadership

	Instructor Challenges
		Changing the Way We Teach
		Working with Chaos
		Reframing Conflict
		Working with Grief
		Defining and Measuring Success

Conclusion

Appendix

Bibliography